"Sources close" to French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported that the latter will visit Algeria on Monday and Tuesday, adding that he consulted by telephone with his Algerian counterpart Said Said on Thursday afternoon in preparation for this visit.

Published on: 02/12/2026 - 19:38 Last updated: 02/12/2026 - 19:56

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez is scheduled to travel to Algeria on Monday and Tuesday, according to what was confirmed by circles close to him.

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The same source told Agence France-Presse that Nunez consulted by telephone with his Algerian counterpart Said Said on Thursday afternoon in preparation for this visit, noting that cooperation on the security and immigration levels between the two countries is at its lowest levels against the backdrop of great tension.

A few days ago, Laurent Nunez confirmed that he would go to Algeria "to discuss security issues, especially the issue of the return of (citizens), the issue of combating terrorism, and drug smuggling."

In early February, the French Minister announced that he was waiting for an initial response from Algeria to Paris's requests regarding the return of Algerian citizens residing in France irregularly to their country, and the case of Christophe Glez, the sports journalist who was arrested in May 2024 in Algeria, where he was on a mission to cover the news of the "Js Kabylie" club.

France 24/AFP

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